Vaunted jazz trio makes the old seem new again Oct 29, 2008
All sides of Keith Jarrett's personality were on display as he performed with Jack DeJohnette (center) and Gary Peacock (right) at Symphony Hall ... Over the past quarter century, the trio of pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Jack DeJohnette has become the jazz trio against which all others are measured ... KEITH JARRETT, GARY PEACOCK, AND JACK DEJOHNETTE At: Symphony Hall. (Boston Globe)
Three's the best company Oct 24, 2008
Keith Jarrett (left), Jack DeJohnette (top right), and Gary Peacock have mastered playing in large venues during their 25 years together ... NEW YORK - "If this isn't the best trio in the world," jazz pianist Keith Jarrett announced last Saturday night to a packed Carnegie Hall audience that was clearly already on board with his premise, "then I don't care what anyone wants me to eat - I'll eat it." ... KEITH JARRETT, GARY PEACOCK, AND JACK DEJOHNETTE At Symphony Hall on Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets... (Boston Globe)
Front Row: Jazz Sep 7, 2008
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette: The incomparably crystalline pianist Jarrett led this trio 25 years ago in a celebrated Carnegie Hall show. They reunite this fall for just two jubilee performances - one at Carnegie, the other here. (Boston Globe)
Keith Jarrett Trio Turns 25 With Tour, DVDs Jul 25, 2008
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. The Keith Jarrett Trio is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the reissue of two out-of-print concert DVDs and a short fall tour. On Aug. 26, ECM will re-release "Standards I" and "II," which were previously available as separate VHS and DVDs, in a single package. (Billboard.com)
* Jazz blossoms in Taipei Jun 20, 2008
Piano jazz trio, inspired by the work of Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Chick Corea. LOMO Jazz Quintet (LOMOh). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Esbjrn Svensson Jun 17, 2008
In common with Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, the late Miles Davis and only a handful of others in recent times, the Swedish pianist/composer Esbj. rn Svensson was that rarest of musical breeds - the jazz artist who could reach a wider audience. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Setting Standards - New York Sessions May 24, 2008
Piano man Keith Jarrett ... It was to be just a one-off project - some relief for Keith Jarrett from the pressure of living up to the increasingly high expectations surrounding his concerts of solo piano improvisation ... Piano man Keith Jarrett. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bruce Hornsby enjoying his ‘wonderful accidents’ Apr 18, 2008
Maybe John Coltrane or someone like (Pennsylvania native pianist and composer) Keith Jarrett. Ever the consummate professional and self-effacing artist, Hornsby insists sometimes even he is surprised at the wonderful accidents he creates. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Come Full Circle Mar 23, 2008
The quartet consisted of Lloyd on tenor saxophone and flute, Keith Jarrett (barely out of his teens) on piano, Jack DeJohnette on drums and Cecil McBee on bass. "It was a magical band," Lloyd says by phone from his home in Montecito, just outside of Santa Barbara. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette Mar 8, 2008
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Setting the standard for jazz combos Feb 19, 2008
Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock ... Usually a pun isn't a joke simply because it's not funny, but in the case of the new Keith Jarrett set Setting Standards: New York Sessions, it's not funny because it's true. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Drummer's birthday show displays jazz guitarist's gifts Jan 30, 2008
Medeski ranged from Keith Jarrett delicacy to Cecil Taylor fire. And Moses sat back, supporting them all, stepping out for two brief solos with the freshness of a child at play. (Boston Globe)
Groove Yard: Rockridge shop sustains LP life even after MP3 success Jan 20, 2008
"I had always wanted to run my own business. So I took $250 and sent it to the guy in Paris, and he sent me 100 records. I sent another $250 to a guy in Munich. That company was ECM. They had just issued their first Keith Jarrett record, which was 'Facing You.' "I got in my car, drove over to (former Berkeley record store) Leopold's and they bought everything I had right on the spot. I took the money, sent it back overseas and got more records. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Highs and lows of jazz in '07 Dec 27, 2007
Just missing out on the top five CDs were the Necks (Townsville), Keith Jarrett (My Foolish Heart), Steve Hunter Band (Dig My Garden), Anat Fort (A Long Story) and GEST8 (Kaleidoscope). The lows included the limp double bill of George Benson and Al Jarreau in the foolish Harbour configuration of the Entertainment Centre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
King of the keys made jazz a pleasure Dec 26, 2007
Even those whose playing flirted with virtuosity, such as Keith Jarrett or Cecil Taylor, seldom dazzled as Peterson did. In short, Peterson had the misfortune of being a musical moderate at a time when all the big noise was being made by radicals and rebels. (Globe and Mail)
Grammy-winning record producer Joel Dorn dies Dec 19, 2007
He was likely best known within the industry, however, as one of the in-house producers for Ahmet Ertegun's Atlantic Records, where he worked with such jazz greats as Mann, Les McCann, Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Brown Jr. and others. "Joel bridged the worlds of jazz and pop with enormous skill and grace, never compromising the integrity of his artists and their music," said Edgar Bronfman Jr., chairman of Warner Music Group, whose subsidiary, Rhino Records, has reissued... (USA Today -- Life)
00004000My Foolish Heart Dec 16, 2007
Some people are resistant to Keith Jarrett, regardless of the music made ... (from left) Gary Peacock, Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette ... Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Thompson Williams; led students to college Oct 28, 2007
Though he did not play as much, he kept listening to his "amazing selection of jazz," including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, and Keith Jarrett. But he devoted his life to teaching. (Boston Globe)
Web Run: O'Brien molding Pack in his image Sep 21, 2007
Keith Jarrett * Asheville Citizen-Times. The Associated Press. (StateFans.com)
Rooted in Racine: On the heels on his debut CD, local jazz guitarist will perform in Racine Wednesday Sep 13, 2007
On his myspace page () his influences include everyone from Pat Metheny and Keith Jarrett to Coltrane, Shorter and Stevie Wonder. Mollerskov gives much credit for his musical development to his teachers, including those in high school and college, such as Racine s Norm Lanning and Curt Hanrahan. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Billboard Bits: Salaam Remi, Pharrell, Jarrett/Peacock/DeJohnette... Sep 7, 2007
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette's 2001 set at the Montreux Jazz Festival will be released Oct. 16 via ECM. In explaining why the show is now just now seeing release, Jarrett says he held onto the 13-song, double-disc collection "until the right moment presented itself.". On "Live at Montreux," the famed trio tackles standards like "Honeysuckle Rose," Thelonious Monk's "Straight, No Chaser," "My Foolish Heart" and "Ain't Misbehavin'." Later this fall, ECM will also release... (Billboard.com)
Added attraction Aug 24, 2007
His affiliation with Coleman continues to this day, although Haden has been a noted band leader in his own right for nearly 40 years and has made outstanding albums with such greats as Keith Jarrett, Stan Getz and Pat Metheny. Cline regards his four years playing with Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra in the mid-1980s as a career highlight. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
More of this story Aug 14, 2007
And it came together a while back when Hornsby bumped into DeJohnette at a Keith Jarrett concert at Carnegie Hall. He called McBride and the three finally got their schedules in sync. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Her long trip proves worth it Aug 10, 2007
She enjoys sympathetic accompaniment from bassist Ed Schuller and legendary drummer Paul Motian, whose work with pianists like Keith Jarrett makes him a perfect foil. Clarinetist Perry Robinson joins on several tracks. (Boston Globe)
Eclectic lineup runs from Junkies to Jarrett Jul 4, 2007
Yesterday, we played the jazz festival in Ottawa, because we're a very serious jazz band," Cowboy Junkies singer Margo Timmins told a capacity crowd at the Spectrum on Monday. She never finished the anecdote, but then again she didn't really have to - the laughter her line got made the point. You don't have to play jazz to play at a jazz festival, and this year's Festival International de Jazz de Montr?al is host to a slew of stars whose connection to jazz is slim to non-existent, including Bob... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Marsalis's Congo Square digs into the roots of jazz Jun 30, 2007
Big names include Bob Dylan, Manu Chao, Keith Jarrett, Mike Stern, Zachary Richard, Francis Cabrel,Harry Connick Jr., Oliver Jones and Anglique Kidjo. There will be a performance of Four Generations of Miles, a running project that features former members of Miles Davis's various bands playing the music that made him famous. (CBC.ca)
Redman keeps moving forward Jun 26, 2007
The Harvard-educated son of jazz giant Dewey Redman (a saxophonist best known for his work with Ornette Coleman, the Keith Jarrett Quartet, and Old and New Dream), Joshua Redman arrived with impeccable credentials and a solid grounding in the music. For him, there was no question about defining terms. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
More than you can eat at a rich music buffet Jun 22, 2007
Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett and Joshua Redman are among the headliners on the 2007 schedule ... Meanwhile, at Four Seasons Centre, pianist Keith Jarrett performs with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer DeJohnette. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Montreal Jazz Jun 22, 2007
It's the thread that connects jazz acts the festival is producing this year, like Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter and Bill Frisell, with world music acts like Anglique Kidjo, Femi Kuti and Richard Bona, with rock acts like Garth Hudson, Rickie Lee Jones and the Cowboy Junkies. It's not a punk or grunge attitude, obviously, but a dedication to musicianship and exploration -- a willingness to stretch and take chances. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Are jazz fans slowly scatting? Jun 15, 2007
"But I'm very proud of this festival. So far, we're doing better than last year in terms of advance sales. We've got two sellouts so far at Carnegie Hall; the Keith Jarrett Trio concert on June 21 and the Nancy Wilson birthday concert June 29. So far, we've sold 1,000 tickets for the Eartha Kitt show on June 25 , which is not as well as I'd hoped, but she's got a following in this city that'll go where she goes. So we'll see." ... "Jazz scaled down. I guess when you look back 25, 35 years ago to... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Billboard Bits: Bruce Hornsby, Robert Wyatt, Gucci Mane... Jun 13, 2007
Joined by renowned jazz musicians Christian McBride and Jack DeJohnette on bass and drums, respectively, Hornsby has recorded an 11-song mix of original compositions and covers of songs by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Keith Jarrett and Bud Powell. Additionally, the album will feature a previously unrecorded work by Ornette Coleman, "Questions and Answers." The trio plans to follow the release with a brief tour that will visit Northampton, Mass. (Billboard.com)
Gigging Montreal to Madrid, Taos to Turku Jun 11, 2007
Tickets went on sale yesterday for big shows including Harry Connick Jr., Bob Dylan, Wynton Marsalis, and Keith Jarrett. The Spaghetti Western Orchestra plays a tribute show to legendary Italian soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone and more than 20 Afro beat acts gather to pay tribute on the 10th anniversary of the death of Fela Kuti. (Boston Globe)
Pianist Richard Carr to perform at St. Pat's Jun 7, 2007
Carrs has been compared to Keith Jarrett, George Winston and David Lanz. He has previously played at the St. Pat's, Olive Branch Restaurant, The Unity Church and Our Lady of the lake Catholic Church. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Sondheim gets Rich at UCLA Live Jun 7, 2007
26), the 25th anniversary of the Keith Jarrett Trio (March 5) and the SFJazz Collective playing the compositions of Wayne Shorter (March 21). The Russian Patriarchate Choir stops at Royce Oct. 22 as part of its first U.S. tour, a highlight of a classical season that includes Yo-Yo Ma with Kathryn Scott (Nov. (Variety)
Watts pays tribute to those who inspired him May 25, 2007
Watts also offers a composition by Keith Jarrett called "Rotation." He develops it here in two parts, at different points in the album, and dedicates this treatment to the great saxophonist Dewey Redman, who died last year. In all, "Folk's Songs" is a limber album that reflects its leader's self-assuredly eclectic tendencies. (Boston Globe)
The Buzz: Jazz May 20, 2007
The first weekend includes jazz monuments Wayne Shorter, Roy Haynes, and Keith Jarrett; innovators Joshua Redman and Mina Agossi ; and new global-music icons Manu Chao and Ojos de Brujo. Second-weekend options include Ravi Coltrane , Robert Glasper , Buddy Guy, and Toumani Diabat ; in between, there's Bill Frisell, C saria vora , Chaka Khan, Meshell Ndegeocello , and a plethora of others. (Boston Globe)
Glittering lineup announced for Montreal jazz fest May 3, 2007
Toronto With stars ranging from jazz giants Wayne Shorter (June 29), Dave Holland (June 28) and Keith Jarrett (July 1) to such pop icons as Bob Dylan (July 4) and Rickie Lee Jones (June 28), the 28th Festival International de Jazz de Montr. al promises to remain the biggest and most ambitious of Canada's annual jazz events. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Lennon, Cole highlight Toronto jazz fest Apr 25, 2007
Shows by the festival's three biggest names -- Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck and Keith Jarrett -- were announced weeks ago, but a press conference yesterday fleshed out the 10-day schedule. Beginning with a June 20 "preview" show by R&B revivalist James Hunter, the festival boasts a number of soul stars and sidemen, including singer Mavis Staples, saxophonist David (Fathead) Newman, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave and trombonist Fred Wesley. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
He's got rhythm. And for someone his age, plenty of soul, too. Apr 12, 2007
The other pianists he most admires are Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, the late New Orleans musician James Booker and Herbie Hancock, now at the top of Reider's list. "I was into Chick for a really long time, but in the last few years I started to really get back into Herbie,'' he says. "There's no one that really tells a story like he does. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NIGHTLIFEJarrett Cherner Apr 6, 2007
" Cherner introduces his new quartet with saxophonist Kasey Knudsen, bassist John Shifflett and drummer Smith Dobson Jr. on Saturday at the Jazzschool in downtown Berkeley. The gig kicks off the Jazzschool's talent-laden spring concert series, which features clinics and performances by some of the world's greatest jazz singers, including Nancy King, Mark Murphy and Sheila Jordan. Cherner, raised in San Anselmo, was delving into the jazz tradition by the time he graduated from Marin Academy in... (San Francisco Chronicle)
World-class violinist Salerno-Sonnenberg to perform Brahms’ three sonatas at Viterbo Apr 5, 2007
Now in her mid-40s, Salerno-Sonnenberg continues to perform with major symphony orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra and St. Louis Symphony, collaborates with the duo guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad and violinists Regina Carter and Eileen Ivers, and has appeared on recordings by Mandy Patinkin, Joe Jackson and Keith Jarrett. Last year she started a new record label, NSS MUSIC (nssmusic. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Montreal jazz festival announces stellar lineup Mar 21, 2007
The Roy Haynes Quartet (June 30), singer Mark Murphy (July 4) and an all-star fusion group featuring Didier Lockwood and Billy Cobham (July 2) adds to a jazz lineup that includes previously announced shows by pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Dave Holland, singer Holly Cole and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Search. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
A Princeton Lab on ESP Plans to Close Its Doors Feb 11, 2007
Keith Jarrett, the jazz pianist, paid a visit. For a time, the philanthropist Laurance Rockefeller visited regularly and donated money for research. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Athens' Ben Allen the engineer behind Gnarls Barkley Feb 11, 2007
Before that, he'd spent a year in New Mexico apprenticing under producer Scott Jarrett (brother of pianist and composer Keith Jarrett). "He's one of the (industry's) best," Allen says of Scott Jarrett. (Athens Banner-Herald)
With global sound, Israeli artist Idan Raichel brings people together Jan 26, 2007
When he began studying jazz piano as a teen, Raichel immersed himself in the work of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Keith Jarrett. During his time serving in the Israeli Army, Raichel played covers of rock and pop hits. (Boston Globe -- Living)
U.S. composer Steve Reich and saxophonist Sonny Rollins win 2007 Polar Music Prize Jan 26, 2007
He is the third jazz musician to receive the Polar Prize, after Dizzy Gillespie and Keith Jarrett. The Polar Music Prize is Sweden's biggest music award and was founded by Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, in 1989 through a donation to the academy. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
In jazz world, 'a major paradigm shift' Jan 22, 2007
Keith Jarrett, The Carnegie Hall Concert (ECM). 3. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Picks of the week Jan 20, 2007
Also tonight, at the Acton Jazz Caf e , pianist Yoko Miwa , who expands on the tradition of Bill Evans , Keith Jarrett , and Chick Corea , with her trio. Tomorrow: Burning Afro-Cuban jazz from Cinco Elementos , a quintet featuring Tim Mayer on saxophone and flute and Cuban native Aruan Ortiz on piano, at Ryles. (Boston Globe)
Don't worry, McFerrin's at UCSB Campbell Hall Jan 18, 2007
McFerrin, who first became enamored of the idea of working solo after watching Keith Jarrett s solo piano shows, explains: I don t particularly care for straight jazz blowing anymore. I ve gotten into the music of Africa and other countries: folk tunes. (Lompoc Record, CA)
